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Man dies in train accident on the East Coast main line near York
A man died when an airport express train struck him on the East Coast main line north of York this afternoon. Police and paramedics were called to the track near Station Hotel, Tollerton, between Thirsk and York at 4.20pm. The man was
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Dave Woods’ pride as York Knights snatch vital victory
DAVE WOODS slated his York City Knights side for making life difficult for themselves against relegation rivals Dewsbury – but declared his utmost pride at the way they clawed a thrilling victory from the jaws of defeat. Left-winger Dave Sutton scored
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Oyebanjo's final piece in York City's defensive jigsaw
THE signing of Lanre Oyebanjo is the final piece in the defensive jigsaw for York City manager Gary Mills. The Histon right-back signed a two-year contract with the Minstermen and will take his place in one of the Blue Square Bet Premier’s meanest back
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Lanre Oyebanjo’s joy at joining Mills’ City revolution
AMBITIOUS York City’s summer forays into the transfer market are a clear “statement of intent” according to latest recruit Lanre Oyebanjo. As revealed on Saturday, the 21-year-old right-back was unveiled as manager Gary Mills’ eighth new signing.
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Was it the Duke of Burgundy or a different visitor?
I am sorry to disappoint your reader David Mooney, but his butterfly photograph (Is this the Duke, June 17) is not of the rare Duke of Burgundy, which Butterfly Conservation is trying to conserve in Yorkshire. It is another species called the Speckled
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Much-needed car park
AFTER reading on the Letters Page about the future of the Union Terrace car and coach park, I agree with all the folks who opposed this idea in The Press. I do believe that it is so important to keep this facility available for use as it is, not
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Scuppering big screen
The siting of the Big Wheel behind the Art Gallery was considered to be out of character with the historic city centre of York, and yet it was proposed to put a Big Screen in Parliament Street for the 2012 Olympics. Thankfully the much-maligned
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Prima Vocal Ensemble praise
I have just been to see Prima Vocal Ensemble at Grand Opera House, York. This ensemble was absolutely fantastic and made my night when it sang Rule The World as their encore. Their musical director, Ewa Sakecka, had an infectious enthusiasm which
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Time is key to babies' survival
In response to David Holliday (Letters, June 23), no one is arguing against better standards; what we are concerned about is the length of time these critically ill babies spend in the back of an ambulances, who need surgery or a procedure as soon as
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Far from bowled over
As a keen local sportsman and volunteer worker for sport, how much longer are we expected to put up with City of York Council ruining any chance of pensioners being able to afford to play bowls in the town centre? I would just like to point out
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The other side of the assisted suicide debate
THE debate on assisted suicide has been brought to the fore once again thanks to author Terry Pratchett’s controversial documentary, which showed the final moments of a man who had chosen to end his life in a Swiss clinic. The unsentimental portrayal
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NYBEP sponsors Best Employer and Education Link awards category
ALL businesses in York and North and East Yorkshire that have forged inspiring links with schools – stand by for your moment of glory. NYBEP, the Clifton Moor-based organisation which fosters communication between firms and education establishments
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No need to bridge their Watford Gap
SO THE row about snotty BBC presenters who’ve decided there’s no life worth living north of Watford Gap has escalated, with the Shadow Culture Secretary, Ivan Lewis, doing his bit to widen the north-south divide. High-profile names such as Sian
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The Spending Review exhibition, Space 109, Walmgate, York
YORKSHIRE artists are uniting under the Agency – Art Life and Society banner for a creative response to the Government spending cuts. “Spending cuts resulting from the banking crisis are affecting not only the pocket, but also the social, economic
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Gamer-Tech
BUSINESS is a game that the fast-thumbed lads from Gamer-Tech are winning. There seems to be no stopping the three games console repairers, who got together last August after they were made redundant from the ill-fated Game and Game Station repair
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New council leader to face York property Forum
THE York property sector will have the opportunity to quiz the new leader of City of York Council at the next York property Forum. Coun James Alexander will engage in discussion and debate with businesses at the York Property Forum, a special interest
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Law firm launches probate recovery department
ASHWORTH Law has expanded its business portfolio by launching a new probate recovery department. The Harrogate practice is already acting for a number of local authorities and a major water company to recoup unpaid bills from the estates of the deceased
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New director role at Animalcare
YORK veterinary medicine group Animalcare has appointed Dr Iain Menneer to the board as director of marketing. Dr Menneer joined the business in December 2003, working in marketing and business development roles, bringing such products as Benazecare
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A look back at working lives in Ryedale
WE take a second glimpse back into North Yorkshire’s rural past this week, courtesy once more of Gordon Clitheroe’s marvellous Ryedale From Old Photographs. Last week we concentrated mainly on farming photos, many of them taken by the incomparable
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Dewsbury Rams 28, Knights 30
SOME York fans had wanted a good-looking win over relegation rivals Dewsbury to follow recent promising performances in defeat. Coach Dave Woods would’ve taken an ugly one. In the end it was like Marilyn Monroe – not a definitive beauty but
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York Cricket Club back on top in a flurry of wickets
CHAMPIONS York Cricket Club returned to the top of the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League with an emphatic 165-run victory over title rivals Cleethorpes. The home side totalled 233 after skipper Marcus Wood won the toss and chose to bat
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Twenty20 thumping leaves Yorkshire in relegation zone
Yorkshire’s season is in danger of unravelling. The Tykes are in the relegation zone in the LV= County Championship and are struggling in the Clydesdale Bank 40. Now, because of a fourth defeat in the Friends Life t20, they are in danger of failing
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Senior Cricket League: Goole Town lose to Woodhouse Grange by ten wickets
PREMIER division front-runners Woodhouse Grange showed their strength as they handed out a ten-wicket mauling to hosts Goole Town in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. Lee Haywood, with 31, and Richard Mann, who made 28, scored half
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Senior Cricket League: Acomb beat Harrogate to remain second
ACOMB managed to hang on to second place by the skin of their teeth in division one of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. Third-placed Harrogate were two runs short of a winning score as they chased Acomb’s total of 243-7 at St George
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Senior Cricket League: Simon Powdrell pummels New Earswick batting line-up into submission
New Earswick were whipped out for the season’s lowest total when they could only muster 40 at Hull in division three. The York side’s batting line-up was pounded by Simon Powdrell (7-20) and Hull then raced to a seven-wicket victory in only eight overs
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Senior Cricket League: Rowntrees suffer nine-wicket defeat by Sheriff Hutton
Andy Main’s 47 was the only crumb of comfort for Rowntrees in their nine-wicket defeat by Sheriff Hutton at Mille Crux in division seven. Despite his efforts, ’Trees were dismissed for 80 by Mick Bradley (4-26) and Tony Fisher (3-22). Vijay Jayagopal
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Senior Cricket League: Mike Hattee hits out as Woodhouse Grange seal draw with Pickering
Woodhouse Grange stretched their division four lead to 38 points when they had the better of a draw with Pickering. Mike Hattee hit 84 and James Rudd added 55 in his first outing of the season as Grange totalled 252-7. Charlie Marwood then followed
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Senior Cricket League: Andy Butterfield fires Dringhouses to defeat
A STUNNING start from Osbaldwick bowler Andy Butterfield sent hosts Dringhouses tumbling to defeat in division six. Dringhouses were 0-2 after two balls of the match from Butterfield, who went on to claim 6-4 in a devastating 11-over spell that had
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Senior Cricket League: ’Trees felled in Selby’s relentless surge to victory
STRUGGLING Rowntrees suffered their eighth defeat in nine division five games as hosts Selby cruised to an effortless ten-wicket victory. Jeff Romans’ 4-29 and Jo Ramaniwz’s 3-16 had ’Trees all out for 64, and Ed Townend led the home reply with an unbeaten
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Ryedale racing stalwart lauded at Pontefract meeting
Robert ‘Monty’ Hempton, who looks after Group 1 winner Wootton Bassett at Richard Fahey’s Malton yard and who has worked in racing for 45 years, will be guest of honour at Pontefract today when he has a race named in his honour. As part of the Racing
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Fuel perk costs City of York Council £150k
UP to 200 City of York Council staff who use local authority vehicles to commute – with council taxpayers funding their fuel bills – could soon lose the perk. Labour councillor James Alexander said he had decided to take action after discovering
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Review: Erasure, Dalby Forest
As we stood and looked around the 5,000 sellout arena at Dalby Forest, the sun was shining for the first time in ages. The evening kicked off with the amazing and talented warm up act, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, whose vocals were faultless as she
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Review: Simple Minds, Dalby Forest, near Pickering, Friday
ON the very night that U2 made their belated Glastonbury debut to thousand upon thousand, old stadium sparring partners Simple Minds were falling short of selling out a woodland glade in North Yorkshire. The contrast emphasised how Bono’s preachermen
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East Yorkshire motoryclist killed in crash near Selby
A MOTORCYCLIST from East Yorkshire has been killed in a head-on crash near Selby. The collision, involving a black Honda CBF600F motorbike and a black Ford Focus which were travelling in opposite directions, happened just after 5.20pm yesterday
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Review: Morrissey, York Barbican Centre
HOT off the back of Friday’s Glastonbury performance, Morrissey winged his way up north to grace York Barbican Centre’s stage on Saturday – a gig that sold out only ten minutes after going on sale. There was a palpable buzz in the auditorium as his
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Sir Alan Ayckbourn’s archives bought by University of York
THE archive of one of Britain’s most famous playwrights is to be opened up to the public for the first time after being acquired by the University of York. Thousands of works by Sir Alan Ayckbourn, including original stage sketches, manuscripts, plot
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York basks in the sun
SUN worshippers were lapping up the rays in York and North Yorkshire yesterday, as the hottest day of the year so far saw temperatures rise above 28C. Popular hotspots included the Museum Gardens, parks and banks of the River Ouse in York. Today
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Hundreds attend West Bank Park gala
HUNDREDS of people enjoyed a celebration of community spirit at one of York’s most popular annual summer fairs. Local residents and visitors gathered together at West Bank Park, in Holgate, yesterday, where the family fun included a bouncy castle, climbing
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Fears over wind farm plan on coast
FEARS have been raised over plans to build a wind turbine on the East Yorkshire coast. Developers Wind Energy Direct Ltd are considering installing a 377ft structure on land between Bempton and Sewerby, close to Flamborough Head. East Riding of
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Woman flees kitchen fire
AN elderly woman escaped a fire at her York home after flames broke out in her kitchen. Firefighters from York and Acomb fire stations were called to William Plows Avenue, in the Heslington Road area of the city, just before 12.30pm on Friday, with
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York band spread the word about music competition final
A PIED-PIPER-STYLE procession followed a York rock band through the city as part of a “flash mob” gathering. Believe In F.A.T.E staged the event yesterday to spread the word about themselves ahead of appearing in the final of a national music competition
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York girl’s parents pledge to raise heart research money
THE parents of a four-year-old girl from York who underwent life-saving heart surgery have set themselves a 100-mile running challenge to raise money for charity. Scarlet Hearson was only 22 months old when she underwent open heart surgery to correct
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Ex-York City chairman recovers after trouble with device wired to heart
A FORMER York City chairman had to undergo an operation to correct a faulty defibrillator wired to his heart after the device began sending 800-volt shocks through his body every day. Steve Beck, 54, of Riccall, was fitted with a pacemaker and defibrillator
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John Barry tribute concert be staged at York Barbican
ORGANISERS are pressing ahead with a York concert to celebrate the life and music of the late composer John Barry – as BBC Radio prepares to broadcast a memorial performance staged at the Royal Albert Hall. The tribute concert at York Barbican will
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Eyesore toilets cost £8k a year
YORK’S “Splash Palace” could be turned into a storage area for market equipment after it was revealed the unused toilet block is costing taxpayers £8,000 a year to run. The Parliament Street eyesore has been closed since December 2009, when new public
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Summer music sessions at University of York
CHILDREN from York can learn a new musical skill this summer, thanks to a long-running programme held at University of York. Yorchestra is a holiday youth orchestra which has held sessions for the last 19 years at the university’s music department, and
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York Minster piazza plan seeking more time
PROPOSALS for a major revamp of the area outside York Minster will have to go before planners for a second time. The Dean and Chapter of York secured permission for a new piazza outside the South Transept three years ago as part of the £19 million
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York and North Yorkshire mark third annual Armed Forces Day
HUNDREDS of visitors to the Yorkshire Air Museum enjoyed a spectacular fly-past as York showed its support for Armed Forces Day. A Spitfire and a Hurricane gave the crowds several fly-pasts over the museum at Elvington on Saturday in front
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York nursing home to create more rooms
THE owners of a York nursing home have been given the go-ahead to create extra accommodation. Five additional suites will be built at Haisthorpe House, in Holgate Road, which provides care for people with mental health problems, allowing the home to
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Family firm returns to full-time working
STAFF at one of York’s oldest manufacturers have resumed full-time working – and have even been working overtime – after fresh orders came in. The Press reported last month how 28 production staff at Eborcraft furniture makers, based at Chessingham
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Roman findings go on show
VISITORS were treated to a rare glimpse of Roman findings unearthed near one of York’s most historic buildings. Miller Construction, who are transforming the West Offices in Station Rise, the site of York’s first railway station, into new multi-million-pound
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Witness appeal after car and motorbike collide near Knaresborough
POLICE have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses after a serious crash between a car and a motorbike on a North Yorkshire road. The collision happened at about 5.40pm on Wednesday between St James Retail Park and Little Ribston, near Knaresborough
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Fun in the sun at Carlton Feast and Riccall Carnival
The hard work of organisers at two big Selby area events was rewarded with fine and sunny weather. Visitors enjoyed a host of attractions at Carlton Feast and Riccall Carnival. Event organisers hailed the three-day long carnival, held in the Regen
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Pupils work on nature reserves
Pupils at a York school are gearing themselves up for a week of environmental volunteering. From today, 28 pupils from St Peter’s School, in York, will be helping the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers at local nature reserves. They will
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Award for Benenden Healthcare Society
A YORK healthcare provider has been voted the most trusted of its type in the UK after scooping a national award. Benenden Healthcare Society, based Holgate Park Drive, claimed the accolade at the Moneywise Most Trusted and Customer Service Awards
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£500k floodlit pitch is approved
A YORK secondary school has won permission to create a new £500,000 all-weather floodlit pitch. Playing fields at Canon Lee School, in Clifton, will be turned into a new facility for pupils, local sporting groups and other community organisations
